Former Gator commit likes USC, CU

By Eric Guimaraes

DL Travonte Valentine (6-4 283) of Palm Beach, FL has offers from Clemson, USC, Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Auburn, Miami, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Louisville, LSU, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Southern Cal, Tennessee, UCLA, West Virginia, Michigan and Michigan State among others. Formerly committed to Florida, Valentine no longer has interest in the Gators. After visiting Clemson and USC, he returned home impressed with the two programs. "I liked South Carolina and Clemson when I visited," said Valentine. "They both treated me so nicely. I liked the campuses and the home town feel in their cities. Clemson has beautiful new facilities and it's a really nice town." Valentine wants to visit each school again in the future. The only other visits he has made thus far are to Florida, Florida State and Miami. As for other schools he would like to visit he said, "I want to go to FSU, Arizona and LSU." Valentine does not have any favorites and plans to narrow his list to five in November. He will likely be a signing day decision.

USC defensive line target Kyree Campbell of Woodbridge, VA will announce his college decision on Monday at 1:00 PM at his school following the first day of camp. Campbell is coming off a visit to North Carolina on Thursday with his mother and grandmother. He was also at North Carolina in June for Fredora's Freak Show.

RHP Travis Marr (6-4 205) of Castle Rock, CO became the newest addition of Clemson's 2016 class Friday when he announced a commitment to the Tigers. In 22 games last season, Marr batted .382 and had a 3.86 ERA. He is the 13th commitment for the Tigers' 2016 class. Here's the PerfectGame.com scouting report:

6-6 Jalen Johnson of Durham, NC is coming off a standout AAU summer which saw his offer list grow to include Clemson, USC, Alabama, Miami, Wake Forest, Tennessee, Texas Tech, East Carolina, VCU, Old Dominion, South Florida, Appalachian State, UNC Wilmington and Buffalo. Now that his summer circuit is complete, Johnson is getting down to the...

LB Michael Pinckney (6-1 215) of Jacksonville currently is committed to Miami but there is some question as to whether or not that commitment will stand up over time. USC, for one, is still making a strong push for Pinckney and he is not turning a deaf ear to other suitors. Pinckney attended USC's first camp in June and was invited to the pool...

USC signee DB Toure Boyd of Chaffey JC, CA has received the good news on his final grades that he is good for enrolling at USC Chaffey said Thursday he received 3 Bs and a C on his final fur courses and that's enough for him to be accepted.